Movies Reviews
Quarantine movie
My wife and I have been collecting dvds for years. We love to watch just about anything from horror to science fiction to action films. The last movie we have seen is Quarantine. A movie directed by John Erick Dowdle. I’m not a film critic, I’m not a movie …
Fried Green Tomatoes (starring Kathy Bates)
Fried Green Tomatoes is a powerful, sweeping movie starring Kathy Bates, Mary Louise Parker, Mary Stuart and Jessica Tandy. I call this movie my “Girl Power” movie. Watch it with your sisters and mom. A very good content story and if this is made into a book, …
Distant Thunder (1988)
This movie tells the story of a war veteran who has returned from the Vietnam War and is totally unprepared for the day to day activities of regular life. He manages to completely alienate himself from his family and to make matters worse, he moves away to the wilderness …
Battle Warrior Movie
Warning to all you Tony Jaa fans out there, don’t waste your time with this movie! I ended up making the mistake of buying this movie. The packaging of the 2 disc collector’s edition is pretty slick. It has Tony’s face on the front with his …
An Unfinished Affair (movie)
An Unfinished Affair is a movie about a man who cheats on his wife with a beautiful young woman. The young woman, Sheila, is played very well by the sly Jennie Garth. Sheila cannot get past that her lover, Alex, calls off the affair. She vows revenge. Of …
The Getaway (1994)
Doc McCoy, played by Alec Baldwin, and his wife Carol McCoy, played by Kim Basinger, are out for one more score. Getting themselves prepared is not a very bad thing to day at all, and if one is to be good at the craft one does, then practice is …
Wadjda (movie)
One of the reasons why I love Starz Cinema so much is because it sometimes brings my fix of foreign movies that I’m positive I will never see on any other channel that I have. Up to very recently, one of those was a movie made by Saudi Arabian …
RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER DVD
We’ve been trying for a month to rent Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer, but, it is always out. So, we finally bought one for our grandsons to watch, as they spent the night. It is truly adorable, with Whoopie Goldberg’s voice being the wicked witch, Stormella, and with the …
Cocoon 2: The Return (1988)
Continuing from where the last movie left off, this is staged five years in the future when the aliens have returned to rescue the last of the remaining cocoons to take back home, on arrival, they are made aware that one of there kind has fallen into the hands …
Just Like Heaven, Mark Waters Movie
Elizabeth Masterson is a surgeon who is workaholic. It feels life is more expendable in the hospital where he worked than socializing with other people. But, until now is reasonable, if Elizabeth is still single. Until a traffic accident when a change lives. Elizabeth now can only lay coma, …
Lost in Space movie
A space adventure in which a family travels to outer space to explore new worlds. What they don’t know is that they brought an insane doctor with them who has his very own plans for the mission.
I like the them of space exploring in films, and this film begins …
The Ten Commandments Movie
The story of Moses who goes to fetch the ten commandments on the mountain of Sinai in Egypt. Great actors like Charlton Heston, John Carradine and Edward G. Robinson bear this story on their shoulders, a film which I honestly found quite boring. I am not a religious man …
Timeline (2003)
Timeline (2003)
Director: Richard Donner. Featuring: Gerard Butler, Paul Walker, Billy Connolly, Michael Sheen and David Thewlis .
This is not a very successful adaptation of Michael Crichton’s books Timeline. In the movie, a group of archaeologists are working on the remains of the a 14th century castle in the valley …
The Outlaw Josie Wales (1976)
This is the story of an otherwise peaceful man driven to violence after his home was burnt down and his family slaughtered at the hands of vicious men calling themselves ‘Redlegs’. Enter Josie Wales, the survivor of the attack; he now sets his sights on revenge for the life …
Beauty and the Beast,1991 animation movie
I love this movie, I can’t praise it enough. It is beautiful, creative, funny, and touching. Disney can make good animation, if they put their mind to it.
A young beauty named Belle lives in a village with her father Maurice, an inventor thought to be crazy because his machines …
Eight Below
An expedition in the Antartica may sound exciting, however things may not go exactly as planned and that is when the excitement stops and the trouble beings! This is the storyline of “Eight Below”, a Walt Disney Production featuring 8 cute sled dogs who all animal lovers will adore …
The Frighteners (1996)
The Frighteners, directed by Peter Jackson is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for terror and violence. The orginal release date was July 19, 1996 for United States audience. This movie falls in the genre of Comedy/Fantasy/Horror/Thriller and stars Michael J. Fox as Frank Bannister, Trini …
Back to the Future trilogy
I bought a complete DVD of this 3 part film by Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis (with the help of other producers) with it’s first installment shown in 1985. I never regret buying this stuff because of the entertainment that I get everytime I watch this, time and …
Battlefield Earth
My husband loves this flick, but I do everything possible to wrestle the remote whenever he plays this movie.
“Battlefield Earth” is based on a book created by L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology. It’s about the Earth being taken over by a barbaric bunch of alien thugs- …
20th Century Women (2016 Comedy-Drama Film)
The moment the trailer of Mike Mills’ latest film “20th Century Women” arrived I became immediately excited. The sense of nostalgia in recreating the 1970’s again (even if I was born in the 90’s) excites me in a way that I felt euphoric just thinking what the film could be. …
The Twilight Zone episode “Placebo Effect” (2003)
“Placebo Effect” is a Twilight Zone episode featuring Sidney Poitier’s daughter, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, who plays Dr. Leslie Coburn.
In this installment, she treats a hypochondric man who has been coming to her clinic on multiple occasions for various “illnesses.” One day he comes in with …
Bubble movie
“Bubble” is directed by Stephen Soderbergh. Soderbergh is the brillian mind behind such films as “Sex, Lies and Videotapes” and “Traffic”. Whats sad about this is that “Bubble” Is terrible. I’m not sure how a great director can go from hollywood blockbusters to bombing …
Kannathil Mutthamittal Tamil Movie
Kannathil Mutthamittal is a one of the best Movie in Indian cinema. The movie was Produced and Directed by Maniratnam. The movie cast includes R.Madhavan, Simran, Nandita Das, Keerthana, Prakashraj, Pasupathy, etc. The movie was about how Tamil people are affected in Srilanka. Maniratnam depicts …
Cheeni Kum
I just finished watching Cheeni Kum on TV starring Amitabh Bachchan and Tabu. Amitabh Bachchan is a very good and veteran actor and he is so much awesome in this movie. This is a Bollywood movie, therefore you have to look at the subtitles to follow through.
The movie …
The Descent (2005)
The Descent (2005) is a horror film by director Neil Marshall thats rated R by the MPAA
The Descent is the story of a group of girl-friends who, after a tragic accident one year ago, reunite to explore cave systems in the mountains. Once inside, a rock collapses and …
Bedtime Stories
Release Date: 2008
Genre: Comedy/ Fantasy
Running Time: 99 minutes
Directed by: Adam Shankman
Produced by: Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, Andrew Gunn
Starring: Adam Sandler, Kerri Russel
Walt Disney Pictures and Happy Madison Productions have teamed up to create an enjoyable, if somewhat formulaic, family adventure.
Skeeter Bronson was a lively little boy with a wild imagination, …
Suicide Squad (2016 Film)
I am a DC fan ever since childhood, and while most of my friends accuse me of being a Marvel hater (which isn’t true by the way), I am not blind enough to see the faults of my mighty favorite comicbook superheroes.
I was a little bit disappointed with the theatrical …
Movie: The Social Network
Synopsis: This film gives you a history of the web site Facebook.com from its humble beginnings as a Harvard social network to it’s expansion into one of the largest and most popular social networking sites in the world.
What I liked about this movie: My wife and I both use …
The Watchmen
I saw the movie “The Watchmen” recently and I really liked it, however I wouldn’t recommend it to parents with children under age 15.
The movie itself was fantastic, the camerawork was wonderful, the actors were great, and the dialog was witty.
However, I have a borderline large issue with the …
Happy feet movie
I Have seen the movie happy feet 2 months back. The movie happy feet was excellent.Its all about a small penguine. Its about a small dumb penguine how it expressed his feelings through dance. The animation in the movie was excellent. At the first no one likes the poor …
Michael Clayton
We went to see the new George Clooney movie last night, Michael Clayton, and I really enjoy Clooney as an actor, but in my opinion, this movie did not bring out his best acting ability. The theme of the movie reminded me of the movie Erin Brockovitch, where the …
Shoot ‘Em Up
I have seen other reviewers say that the title of this film pretty much says it all: shooting is what it’s all about. I disagree, somewhat. Yes, you will see lots of shooting: on the street, on a plane, in the air, and once in the middle of an …
Sentinal movie
Last night, I watched Sentinal with Keiffer Sutherland and Michael Douglas. Although the movie did not get great reviews, I really liked it. It was action-packed, steamy, mysterious, and it kept me from falling asleep, that’s for sure! I thought that Michael Douglas did a fabulous job …
The Wild
I normally like Disney’s animated films. That’s why, when I saw their movie “The Wild” this past weekend, I was extremely disappointed.
Overall, the movie wasn’t bad. But, the plot did seem to be a bit re-hashed. It was almost like Disney combined elements of the movies Lion King and …
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon is an aniated movie produced by Dreamworks Animation. It is a mixture of Comedy, Action and Fantasy all in one film. The story revolves around Hiccup, a young Viking on the Island of Berk, who dreams of fitting in in his town as a …
Serendipity
In the movie story, Serendipity, I think the collaboration of John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale truly rock!
They are both extremely suited for each other in this movie and their characters together had a great amount of chemistry. You just have to see this movie to know what …
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Whenever you try to remake a popular cartoon of the 80s or 90s into a live-action film, you run quite a few risks. And, just as often as not, many attempts at this wind up being complete disasters.
Fortunately, Alvin and the Chipmunks was not one of those films.
We’ve been …
Kissin’ Cousins movie
I adore Elvis Presley and always have, but at the same time, I’ve felt sorry for him. That probably sounds crazy, but he was too loyal for his own good. It was his loyalty to the infamous Colonel Parker, his so-called manager, that resulted in Elvis starring …
Come Back, Little Sheba movie
Come Back, Little Sheba is a classic black and white film made in 1952. When I first heard about this movie, I really thought Come Back, Little Sheba was about little more than a lost dog and his heartbroken owner. Come Back, Little Sheba is beautifully done, even though …
10,000 BC (2008)
In this epic adventure, we the viewers are taken into the past where in a small village, the wise woman has forecasted that a great warrior will emerge to save their people from starvation and take down demons that will attack their village. We are taken from the days …
I Am Legend (2007)
Will Smith stars as Robert Neville, a Colonel and a Scientist of sorts. A cure for cancer was found and was made available to the masses where it had unforeseen devastating effects of a fatal nature. The majority who were exposed to the cure, which has basically manifested into …
Pet Shop of Horrors Episode 3
Pet Shop of Horrors Episode 3 begins with the police finding the body of a down and out actor Robin Hendrix. Detective Leon finds clues that lead him back to Count D.’s pet shop where Count D. tells him that he sold Mr. Hendrix a rare lizard called …
Kung fu Panda
I’m not a huge Jack Black fan. But, I have to admit his new (animated) movie, Kung fu Panda turned out to be pretty good.
Black does the voice of Po, a worker in a noodle restaurant who aspires to be a Kung fu master and, through a series of …
Tempo di Viaggio movie
Andrei Tarkovsky is one of my absolute favorite directors. A true cinematic artist who wanted to make the cinema just as impressive an art as painting, music or literature, and I have to say he succeeded with his mission, although he died to soon, only about 50 years of …
The Remains of the Day
I am so glad I have found this treasure of a movie. A forgotten treasure, unfortunately; I have never heard of it before, neither have I heard other people mention it. I hope this review will help to draw much deserved attention to this thoughtful, well-acted, well-paced production. I …
The Avengers Movie
Captain America . Thor. Iron Man . Hulk. These are characters that I grew up with and whose films I had fun with and I have always looked forward to. What happens when all these characters fall into one and the same mixture? A true epic! Marvel’s production “The …
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
When my family rented the film from our local Hastings a couple of weeks ago, I had no idea what this “Sweeney Todd” character entailed. Indeed, the name sounded more of the same banal comedic drudgery that plagues the genre. My initial suspicions were proved utterly superficial when I …
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